It's a boy!!!!

Well here HE is at 19 weeks! Yep - The ancient chinnese calendar and ice cream flavor test were bang on - definitely a boy! Our wee man is growing big and strong and full of energy! Not looking so much like a gummy bear any more either!

The ultra sound last night was awesome! We could see so much! I can't get over how much of a miracle pregnancy is. It is amazing that all the parts of a baby can develop so perfectly. Seeing his litle chambers of the heart, stomach, bladder, kidneys and parts of the brain was incredible! Our little guy was still as active as last time, wiggling all around and giving us a big show!

We had no problem identifying the gender! He is probably going to kill me for posting this picture in a few years, but this photo is taken from below his bottom looking up between his legs (see circled region!). Definitely a boy!

We feel so blessed and can't wait to meet him!

Cotton Candy with Gummy Bears!

So ever since I did the online ancient chinnese gender predictor whirly gig test I have been saying that we are having a boy! When we went for our first ultrasound, based on how much the baby was jumping around, it made me think even more that we are having a boy! But yesterday was what really sealed the deal for Tyler! After a quick trip to Baby's-R-Us to scope out nursery furniture, we stopped at Coldstone for icecream! (My latest craving!) Since about 10 years ago when I first tried Coldstone I have been religiously ordering Cheesecake flavored icecream with crushed up graham crackers and strawberries (delicious!).

Yesterday... guess what I ordered?

.....Blue cotton candy flavor with gummy bears (and it was delicous)!!! Seriously do I look like a 6 year-old?!?! Tyler is now convinced without a doubt that we are having a son - one with ice-cream tastes very dear to his own heart!

The only person still claiming that we could be having a girl is Vicki (our midwife)... based on the 160+ heart rate at my last appointment. But what would she know right?!?! Surely ancient chinnese calendars and ice-cream cravings are a much more reliable indicator! One more week and then we'll be able to show Vicki whose right!!

On a whole other note, I am fairly certain I have started to feel some movement in that every increasing belly of mine! Little flutters here and there! So exciting!

The business of being born...

Tyler and I saw this movie last night and loved it (never thought I would say that about a documentary made by Ricki Lake!). I'm sure this won't be the last time I watch it before our delivery - It got me so inspired and excited for the challenge of bringing Baby C into this world! And so excited that we have chosen to use a midwife.

The business of being born - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995061/

Here I grow!

Well Emily has been asking me for a belly picture... so I finally got around to taking one (16 weeks along)! Not all that big, but when I went back and looked at the beginning picture I realized there definitely has been quite a change! Also happy to report that I am starting to feel much much better. The odd quease here and there, but definitely a lot better! On Sunday I had a hankering for BBQ food so we went to a restaurant called Goodwood. I ordered a big plate of BBQ ribs, potato salad, coleslaw and corn bread! I then proceeded to ball my eyes out as I ate it.... It tasted soooo good. I haven't enjoyed a meal without feeling sick in a couple of months. Tyler thought I was hilarious (and nuts)! It really made me realize how much enjoyment we get out of food (or at least I do!) So for all you future mothers-to-be... don't believe the whole "first trimester" myth... morning sickness (at least for me) lasted 4 months... not three! ;)



3 weeks till our appointment where we find out the gender... whoot whoot!